Adamo's 3rd grade Science Benchmark Review

What are landforms ?

• the atmosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, troposphere

• the inner core, the outer core, the mantle, the crust

• a natural feature of the earth's surface.

• clay, silt, sand, and loom

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

An area of land, surrounded by water on all sides

• island

• lake

• river

• ocean

The tallest landform that rises high above the surrounding area is made from rocks and earth.

• river

• mountain

• desert

• hill

3. This landform is a wide area of flat land

• ocean

• mountain

• hill

• plain

The breaking down of rocks and minerals by physical or chemical  processes is called?

• landslide

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

Water, wind, and other natural forces cause rocks and earth to wear away. These forces also move bits of rock and earth to new places. This movement changes the shape of the land. These processes are called...

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

• landslide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When particles carried by water, ice, or wind are deposited( DROPPED) in another location is called...

• landslides

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Climate is described as...

• deposition

• The weather that changes day to day

• The weather found in a certain place over a long period of time

• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Weather is described as....

• The weather found in a certain place over a long period of time

• The weather that changes day to day

• weathering

• wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.

• earthquake

• landslide

• volcano

• wildfire

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3